Expert Meeting on Statistical Data Confidentiality

At Statistics Norway, the methodology department is responsible for the internal education of staff. Traditionally, SDC training has been offered on demand, with courses held at most once a year. For a statistician who is newly employed or interested in applying a new SDC method, waiting up to a year for training is both impractical and unproductive. In addition, Statistics Norway has introduced several new general guidelines and rules for SDC over the past two years. It has thus been important to spread the news and inform the statisticians about these new guidelines, and not least, the rationale behind them. To meet these new demands, the methodology department has investigated new communication channels for educational training and SDC awareness as a supplement to the traditional yearly courses. We have produced several short tutorial videos aimed at teaching the statisticians the new guidelines and explaining basic concepts of SDC. In addition, we have initiated a weekly drop-in hour where statisticians can show up without an appointment to ask questions, discuss methodology, or get hands-on help. In this talk, we will share our experiences with these new strategies and lessons learned. We will also share which topics we have selected to include in our tutorials. Additionally, we will present some ideas for future work, including potential new topics and formats for training.